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I was standing next to my bike texting when two guys walking by said “How’s it goin,” to which I replied the same… The first guy then asked if he could “ride on that bike” with me and when I said “no” without looking up at them, the second continued with, “I got condoms, baby, […]

I was riding my bike down the sidewalk of the busy street and had to politely inform pedestrians of my presence so I could get by. As I was about to pass a guy who was walking oddly (likely drunk) I called, “Excuse me, on your left.” He turned around and let me go by, […]

I was walking on a very well-populated U St. NW last (Thursday) night  after leaving a fundraiser at Local 16. I was approaching U & 13th when I felt someone’s hand on my ass, grabbing me hard. I was in complete shock, and didn’t even fully realize what had happened until I saw the guy […]

This week we wanted to find out if individuals experienced harassment while biking around DC so we asked and this is what folks told us: yeah, this happens to me every once in a while (i live in mount plez; commute downtown on bicycle). when i started riding in the city, i didn’t know what […]

In response to our inquiry yesterday on bicycle harassment in DC, Amanda Hess from the Washington City Paper writes about her own experiences on being harassed while biking around DC and explores some of the reasons why bikers get harassed. My experience biking in the city has been similar to Reed’s, though the harassment I’ve […]